Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-24
A Convict Tells How re nobece
Jones's Brookiyn store.

rtarrested three weeks ago, after per
retrating a big robbery IN Montreal
and stiil bigger one in Philadelphia.
lie pleaded guilty to the Jones bur
elary and was sent to Sing Sing Tor ten
years.
The incident OF yesterdays trial was
The appearance Of Jack Talbot as q
witness for the defence. He was brought
from Sing Sing on writ and returned
tmther after his testimony was taken.
He wns dressed in q new suit OF dark
clothes and was very lively. He started
out by saying that he had known Hen
derson, or Carroll, for six years.
"How often have you been engaged
in jobs together ?"
"A good many times"
"Were YOU ever jointly indicted and
convicted?"
"Once, in 1888, for burglary at
No. 10 Burling slip"
CARROLL NOT CONCERNED.
"Did you engineer the Jones bur
glary ?"
81 did, with two other men. Carroll
had nothing to do with 1t.
WHO were these two men?
"O'Brien and Brennan. One Is in a
western prison and the other is in
Canada"
The witness told the story of the bur
elary as follows "At haIf-past 5 we
came to Brooklyn. found that there
Was an empty Office next to the cos
tuners store, on the second floor, in
which there was lot of rubbish. |
picked the oflice-doOr and called up the
men. Iput the tools in packing-case
that had paper in it. The cOstumer and
his people were in the next room. said
TO the men to walk gently. They
came along and we climbed under Il
lot of ostrich feathers. We could
hear the costumer and his peo-
pie moving around. We heard
The bell on the door ring as people went
out. The dust made one sick. Two
boards had been knocked ont of the
partition, so that the costumer could
use the empty Office for lumber. At
last heard the cOstumer go out and
lock the door Now, boys 1 sIid,
get out and take it easy | threw
some cloaks on the floor and lay on
them and smoked The two men lay
on the sofa. ] knew Jones would lo2&
up about half-past II, for had watched.
and I waited. There was glass door
and | saw He tights go out. l waited
till half-past j.
IL ACTOR.
Then ] went down stairs to the
passage and tried to 60 through the
brick wall bored with the drill, bat
the wall was too tough. ] was going
to scrape the bllck away with knife
| tore away two boards and lit match
aud looked in. 1t was not the store.
We held n consultation and determined
to 90 through the floor. Then | ripped
ID the floor and kicked down the cell
ING. We wanted ladder went up
stairs and found thick rope. / got
some thin cord off some cases and
doubled up the big rope, so
as to make steps between with the cord.
Then | went down into the store and
the tools were lowered to me. One of
the men came down, but the other was
too big to get through. We crawled
along until We came TO the cashiers
box. There was a little window, and |
set the other men to watch the street
and tell me if any one came, so that |
could stop hammering. Then started
the safe and took the money"
"How did you open the safe? asked
Judge Moore, who had listened to the
story with intense interest.
81 ripped down the band.
"With these tools 2" asked his coun-
sci, LawyerJ. A. Weinberg, indicating
the sectional jimmy and other instru-
ments of a felonious nature lying ia
front of the jury.
Talbot smiled and said, " Hand me
the thin wedge" Then lie proceeded
to show how he pried the safe open.
"How long did it take you?"
"About twenty-five minutes. A bag
Of money fell upon the floor. There
was q satchel near By, and into it put
the money. Then the man upstairs
drew up the satchel, and we climbed
up the rope. 1t was then five minutes
TO three. / said to the men, 1T is dan
gercus to go now we had better wait,
as no one but policemen Will be
around ! found the costumer's whisk-
broom, and we brushed ourselves.
Then we went upstairs and washed
ourselves. At daylight l said to the
men, go down stairs and be ready TO
start. Pull the top and bottom bolts,
and il the streets are clear Iii say,
"Full her open. =" l opened the win
dow little and looked ont. saw q
policeman on the corner. As soon rs
lie went away / said, Pull her open.
THE RETREAT.
They did so and walked out, and ]
followed. We went to Fulton street
and crossed. 4 Waterman WAS stand
irg in Burt's doorway. had the
satchol slung over my shoulder. The
officer looked at lis and came to the
curb. [ drew out cigar and lighted
il, saying to the men, Stand still
there is fellow on the other side, and
We may have trouble. The Waterman
walked away and we went across the
bridge. The New York City-Hall clock
was ten minutes to 7.
"Were you at CAROLS house that
day."
'No, but l went there the next day,
Monday, to p him money lowedhim."
"What money did you get out of the
safe?"
81 got $50 in bills, $50 in gold, and
the rest in silver"
"How much did You pay Carroll?"
"Carroll and / were arrested, and he
put up for the lawyer, and l gave him.
my share of the expenses-S200. |
also gave him 80, which had borrow
ed from him."
"Were you arrested 2"
1.-TWO weeks later Carroll and I were
arrested. We were taken before Judge
Z Al A l.. III